Body found in Stockton channel

Sunday

Mar 31, 2013 at 12:01 AM

The Record

STOCKTON - Authorities recovered a man's body from the Stockton Deep Water Channel on Saturday after a fisherman found it west of Morelli Park, police said. The fisherman flagged down a San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office boat about 12:25 p.m.

The decedent was described as a Latino or Asian male in his 20s, police said. He had been in the water for several days, officers said. There were no obvious signs of foul play, but the case is being investigated as suspicious, authorities said.